So, it’s like you’re swimming against the tide”

Didactic avowals and parenting as intersectional Muslim women in the United States

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ID12910063
AuthorsMarwa Abdalla (0000-0002-3838-2687, University of California San Diego, corresponding author), Yea‐wen Chen (0000-0001-7771-9871, San Diego State University)
Year2021
Volume15
Issue3
Pages274-295
Publication date2021-03-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of International and Intercultural Communication (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1751-3065 • E-ISSN: 1751-3057
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17513057.2021.1896768
OpenAlexW3137510969
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited35

Muslim parents in the United States negotiate their intersecting identities and roles as parents amidst increasing (white) nationalism and anti-Muslim racism. In this qualitative study, we draw on cultural identity theory (CIT) to examine how sixteen cis-heterosexual/educated/able-bodied Muslim women parenting children in the United States make sense of their identity negotiations as individuals and parents. Our analysis identifies three overlapping themes highlighting struggles and resilience while parenting. We offer the concept of “didactic avowals” that describes contextually-contingent avowals aimed at instructing and disrupting hegemonic stereotypes and conclude by discussing the implications of these findings in light of CIT

Identity (music · Identity negotiation · Immigration · Narrative · Nationalism · Negotiation · Political science · Politics · Racism · Sociology · White (mutation · Gender and Women's Rights · Gender Studies · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology

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